Time slowly passed, and the Sphinx's questions grew increasingly difficult. Cheng Yu's answers had long since gone beyond anything covered during that initial test in the Human Nation.
But Cheng Yu had his system. It was the intelligent program within the big shot's authority fragment inside him, and that fragment was omniscient.
Cheng Yu had no idea what he was saying. He simply recited the standard answers displayed by the system.
For symbols Cheng Yu didn't recognize, the system even helpfully provided pronunciations.
Even so, Cheng Yu went from rattling off answers to rambling on and on just to answer this fellow's questions.
Sometimes, answering a single question required Cheng Yu to speak nonstop for three hours.
The Sphinx's voice grew colder and colder. What was going on with this human? He knew far too much.
He even seemed to know the answers to the mysteries of this universe. If this continued, the Sphinx had no idea what questions would be left to ask.
Before they knew it, night had fallen on the third day. The Sphinx gave Cheng Yu a long, penetrating "look"-at least, that was how Cheng Yu felt, since this fellow had no face.
The Sphinx spoke in a deep voice.
"The breadth of your knowledge astounds me. My curiosity about you only continues to grow."
Cheng Yu replied softly.
"You flatter me."
The Sphinx continued.
"Then, my final question. If you can answer it, you win..."
Cheng Yu's expression remained unchanged.
"Go ahead."
An unusual emotion crept into the Sphinx's voice: reverence, madness, and a trace of fear.
"Tell me, what are my origins...?"
Cheng Yu was speechless. You're just fucking cheating now, aren't you? Who else could possibly answer that question?
*But now that you've brought this up, I'm wide awake. This is my area